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Meghalaya rights body seeks DGP report over police excesses

Shillong, June 14 (UNI) The Meghalaya Human Rights Commission (MHRC) on Friday sought a detailed report from State Director General of Police (DGP) over the alleged excess and abuse of power by police officials against a 65-year-old man.

In a complaint lodged by a city-based advocate, E Sawain, a resident of Pyrdiwah village along the India-Bangladesh border, was allegedly tortured on the premises of Dawki police station after he was arrested from Lad Darrang village.
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'Tejashwi has no credibility, goes to meet people only during elections': Bihar Minister

18 May 2025 | 7:21 PM

Bhagalpur, May 18 (UNI) Bihar Labour Minister and senior BJP leader, Santosh Singh, on Sunday accused RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav of having lost his credibility as he found time to meet people only during elections.

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Imports from Bangladesh in Tripura stopped after DGFT ban

18 May 2025 | 6:52 PM

Agartala, May 18 (UNI) The land customs authority has stopped all imports from Bangladesh from Sunday across all five land customs stations (LCS), after the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce, issued a ban on imports a day ago.

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Bihar: Criminals loot jewellery worth Rs 35 lakhs, injure shop owner

18 May 2025 | 6:48 PM

Samastipur, May 18 (UNI) In a broad-day light incident, armed criminals looted jewellery worth Rs 35 lakhs from a jewellery store and also caused injuries to the shop owner when he resisted their loot bid, in Kalyanpur police station area of Samastipur district in Bihar on Sunday.

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National consultation meeting on Juvenile Justice Act held in Ranchi

18 May 2025 | 6:11 PM

Ranchi, May 18 (UNI) A one-day special consultation meeting on the Juvenile Justice Act and related laws was organised at the Judicial Academy, Jharkhand, Ranchi on Sunday. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Annapurna Devi.

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Two WB MPs among 51 delegates to visit world capitals over ‘Operation Sindoor’

Two WB MPs among 51 delegates to visit world capitals over ‘Operation Sindoor’

18 May 2025 | 6:01 PM

Kolkata, May 18 (UNI) Two MPs from West Bengal – Samik Bhattacharya of the BJP and Yusuf Pathan of the Trinamool Congress – will be among the 51 political leaders, parliamentarians, and former ministers from across party lines who will be part of seven delegations travelling to world capitals.

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